Today, the truth behind the mysterious Aperture Science countdown was revealed -- does Valve get a free pass to pull this kind of stunt where other companies wouldn't?
Half-Life and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has detailed how his team has been using Generative AI for research and development at Valve.
Valve has responded to New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit against the firm, stating it does not believe that lootboxes in its Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and Team Fortress 2 games unlawfully encourage minors to gamble, adding it was "disappointed" to see the action go ahead despite efforts to "educate" the NYAG about virtual items since "early 2023."
Its an awesome deal for the games anyway. If anyone actually bought these in order to get portal 2 earlier, then they've got a screw loose.
If I wanted to see more people whine about how Valve wronged them in some way, there's an unlimited supply over in the Steam forums, topped off with the standard obligatory "Boycott Portal 2" thread.
People on the internet, Pro Tip: Chill the f*ck out.
I don't think the early release thing is a huge issue, I think the bigger problem is that people may have ended up buying the games bundles thinking they were helping out in the grand scheme of things. There are some good games in that bundle but I can see how people might feel mislead as a result.
I think another issue here is that the writer doesn't realize Folding@Home isn't a PS exclusive service. :P
Lets see I've received about 200 updates for Team Fortress 2, Counter Strike runs flawlessly, Alien Swarm was free, and I bought Square Enix entire PC library for like $70 bucks, The Orange box was like $50 when it could have easily been $150.
Valve can do no wrong! So what Portal 2 didn't release early (for some people) I still feel like I've gotten over on Valve with all the freebies, High quality for low price, discounts, and what nots over the years.
Just when you think your favorite Dev is awesome....Valve will always be 10 years and 100 times better.